Jim Wallis

Inclusive Jesus (and Others at Wild Goose) Now on the West Coast Too

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.22.2012

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I'm still hungry for the community faith can provide when its not busy judging others. I want to share that good news. And Wild Goose Festival is the place I've discovered that shares that vision.

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An Invitation to The Great Conversation

Cathleen Falsani | Posted 03.08.2012

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At the dawning of 2012, we find ourselves in nervous, troubling times not unlike 1943.

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Reaching The Lofty Heights This New Year. Maybe. Possibly.

Charles Redfern | Posted 03.07.2012

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But this is our year. I can feel it. We'll sojourn into the unexplored realms of substance and coherent logic. We'll even ditch such phrases as "evangelical voting block."

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Gingrich's Little-Known Role In The Faith-Based Charity Boom

HuffingtonPost.com | Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 12.12.2011

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As he stumps and debates on the campaign trail from Iowa to South Carolina, Newt Gingrich has hinted at how his White House would approach faith. In a...

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Penn State's Massive Moral Failure to Put the Most Vulnerable First Instead of Last

Jim Wallis | Posted 01.15.2012

Big sports at big colleges are big business for both the schools and the surrounding communities. The control and protection of money in so many of our institutions is a leading cause of institutional moral failure -- and the Penn State scandal is a colossal moral failure.

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#OccupyWallStreet: What They Want (VIDEO)

Lisa Sharon Harper | Posted 12.17.2011

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I visited Zuccotti Park with Jim Wallis and Tim King. We interviewed several participants in the #OccupyWallStreet encampment.

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An Open Letter to the Occupiers from a Veteran Troublemaker

Jim Wallis | Posted 12.13.2011

You have awakened the sleeping giant, too long dormant, but ever present, deep in the American democratic spirit. You have given voice and space to the unspoken feelings of countless others about something that has gone terribly wrong in our society.

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Praying for Peace and Looking for Jesus at #OccupyWallStreet

Jim Wallis | Posted 12.06.2011

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Here are a few things I know about the Occupy Wall Street protesters: When they stand with the poor, they stand with Jesus. When they stand with the hungry, they stand with Jesus. When they stand for those without a job or a home, they stand with Jesus.

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Christians Should Be More Than "Gay Okay"

Christian Piatt | Posted 11.29.2011

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To say that something like sexual orientation, race, economic status, gender are not issues to us is to speak from a position of privilege.

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Prominent Evangelicals Make Appeal Ahead Of 9/11

HuffingtonPost.com | Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 11.09.2011

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NEW YORK -- As Americans continue to debate the controversial decision by New York City officials to not include clergy-recited prayers in the Sept. 1...

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A Christian Plea For Public Education

Austin Carty | Posted 10.06.2011

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There is no lurking agenda within public education to secularize our students; there is no tacit understanding between teachers and the state to discourage students from their faith (whatever that faith may be).

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Our Field of Dreams in Bristol, Connecticut

Jim Wallis | Posted 10.05.2011

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Political fights in Washington are done for the moment. We're on vacation now. We got to Bristol. My children are full of excitement. And it is time to play ball!

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HuffPost Religion Round-Up: July 24-31

Paul Brandeis Raushenbush | Posted 09.30.2011

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Religious Arrests, the Green Buddha, Ramadan Resources, Hindu Service, Identity Fundamentalism, and the Best NASCAR Prayer Ever - It has been a busy week on HuffPost Religion

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Obama Prays With Pastors Who Tell Him To Protect the Poor

HuffingtonPost.com | Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 09.20.2011

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As President Barack Obama and members of Congress continue heated negotiations over the debt ceiling and deficit reduction, a coalition of Christian c...

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UPDATE: Over 5,000 Religious Leaders Send Letter To Congress: Don't Cut Services To The Poor

HuffingtonPost.com | Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 09.20.2011

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Updated July 14, 2011 1:14 a.m. As the heated political standoff over raising the nation's debt ceiling continues, with proposals to cut Medicare a...

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The Wild Goose 'Revival' For Doubters And Jesus Victims (Like Me)

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 08.27.2011

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Wild Goose Festival is going to grow into the largest, best run, most dynamic religious happening in the U.S. There are lots of smart spiritually hungry people with their eyes open.

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Wanted: 1,000 Pastors For the Poor

Jim Wallis | Posted 08.16.2011

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There is a policy myth is that churches and charities alone could take care of the problems of poverty -- especially if we slashed taxes. But this really has more to do with libertarian political ideology than good theology.

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The Top 3 Signs This War Will End

Jim Wallis | Posted 08.02.2011

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Congress is fed up with the war in Afghanistan, and its members' turn against the war mirrors the quickly changing public opinion.

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Chipotle Firings: One Story of a Broken Immigration System

Jim Wallis | Posted 07.19.2011

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While the broken state of our immigration system, and its desperate need for reform, might not be a part of your daily life, there are many for whom it is. It's time we all start following this story.

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Changing What the Word "Christian" Means Into Something Good

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 07.14.2011

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If you're not at the Wild Goose Festival this June you'll have missed the most important spiritual gathering in the US to take place in decades. Can a group of Christians save the reputation of Christianity from the "Christian" Right?

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Jim Wallis And 'Defending The Dignity And Civil Rights Of Gays And Lesbians'

John Shore | Posted 07.10.2011

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Let's begin with the first and primary point of Wallis' defense: It's bad to bully gays, and good to defend the lives, dignity and civil rights of gay people.

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The Sojourners And Jim Wallis Backlash Misses The Point

Christopher LaTondresse | Posted 07.11.2011

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As a committed Christian and a queer atheist who both work to advance interfaith and intercultural understanding, we've watched with heavy hearts as Sojournershas been taken to task.

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An Open Letter To Jim Wallis

John Shore | Posted 07.09.2011

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Recently the good people at Believe Out Loud produced a wonderful little video promoting LGBT equality in our churches. They were hoping the video might run on your site.

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Progressive Christian Group Rejects Gay Rights Ad

HuffingtonPost.com | Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 07.09.2011

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An unusual controversy is brewing between one of the nation's largest progressive Christian organizations and a New York-based group that advocates fo...

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Good Friday Evangelicals

Brian D. McLaren | Posted 06.21.2011

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As we move from Palm Sunday through Holy Week, many of us feel that Good Friday is our dominant reality: the guys on the side of money and power seem to keep winning.

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